Originally Posted by Steven Avery

Hi,

Steven here, only an occasional flyer, although a bit more now.

Clearly, this subject line question is only if you are going carry-on. And the planes change, ie. off the plane to another gate. And you inform them of the cancellation after the first leg.

An example. Tomorrow a flight from Minneapolis to Chicago. Right now, United charges $282 and up. Yet the flights to Madison, Wisconsin (some changing planes) are $210, with the same stop in Chicago. Hmmmm...

Another example I noticed was that a US Air MSP-LGA ticket was lots cheaper than a MSP-CLT ticket. There, however, it was the same plane, making cancellation ... difficult.

And I remember years ago this issue came up with round-trip tickets over the weekend, that were cheaper than one-way. I think some airlines tried to charge if you did not use leg 2.

Anyway, this question is similar in concept.

Ethics? Sense?

It all seems very strange. You would think they would avoid a major anomaly like this, although as we know airline pricing can be arcane, byzantine and high-tech all at the same time.

Your thoughts welcome.

Thanks.

Steven Avery